Kayci Villarreal, Author at Her View From Home

Dear Daughter, It’s Okay If You Hate Me Right Now

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
March 28, 2023
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3 Minute Read

By Kayci Villarreal

Dear Daughter, It’s Okay If You Hate Me Right Now

Dear daughter: I've heard it from you a thousand times when you don't get your way. You yell it when…

Living, Marriage, Motherhood
March 23, 2023
1.5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Kayci Villarreal

To the Mom Going through a Divorce

To the mom going through a divorce: you can do this. I’ve been where you are, staring at a mountain…

Faith, Motherhood
February 16, 2023
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3 Minute Read

By Kayci Villarreal

In the Quiet Moments, I Pray

I don’t get a lot of time to focus. In the noise and work and need of motherhood, it’s hard…

There’s So Much I Didn’t Know About Having a Daughter

Motherhood
February 5, 2023
811 Views
5 Minute Read

By Kayci Villarreal

There’s So Much I Didn’t Know About Having a Daughter

I started my motherhood journey as a boy mom. I knew the names of all the construction trucks, I could…

Even When it Feels Like I Can’t, I Keep Going

Faith, Motherhood
January 24, 2023
954 Views
3 Minute Read

By Kayci Villarreal

Even When it Feels Like I Can’t, I Keep Going

When I feel like I can’t do one more thing. When I am overwhelmed and touched out and lost in…

Everything I Know About Motherhood, I Learned from My Mom

Grown Children, Motherhood
January 22, 2023
1K Views
4 Minute Read

By Kayci Villarreal

Everything I Know About Motherhood, I Learned from My Mom

I lay in a hospital bed, and the doctor placed my brand-new son into my arms. As I held him…

I Failed as a Mom Today and I May Fail Again Tomorrow, But I’ll Keep on Trying

Kids, Motherhood
July 15, 2020
3.3K Views
4 Minute Read

By Kayci Villarreal

I Failed as a Mom Today and I May Fail Again Tomorrow, But I’ll Keep on Trying

I yelled today when my son couldn’t find his sweater. I was running late for work (again), and he was just…

Marriage, Motherhood
March 24, 2020
3.0K Views
4 Minute Read

By Kayci Villarreal

Dear Husband, You’re Such a Great Dad

My husband came into my life when my son was three years old. Throughout our dating years and into the…

Motherhood
January 30, 2020
2.5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Kayci Villarreal

I Didn’t Get Anything Done Today

I didn’t get anything done today. I didn’t mop the floors, I didn’t clean the bathrooms, I didn’t even make a…

Kids, Motherhood
October 2, 2019
1.5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Kayci Villarreal

“Mama, Could You Ever Stop Loving Me?”

My son was in trouble and he knew it. He didn’t want to go to bed so, somewhat uncharacteristically for…

Kids
June 13, 2019
1.5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Kayci Villarreal

Be Wild, Child—But Remember Your Roots

For years I longed for a second baby. I daydreamed about snuggling a newborn, hours spent rocking a tiny bundle of…

Child
June 5, 2019
15.5K Views
5 Minute Read

By Kayci Villarreal

So You’re Raising a Sensitive Son

From the moment I announced that the child I was carrying was a boy, I was bombarded with warnings. “Oh,…